On 8 December the Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs and National Defence in Belgium organised, together with AWEPA, a seminar on “Peace and Reconciliation”. During the event Luc Huyse's book “All Things Pass, Except the Past” on the consequences of civil wars, bloody repression and conflicts was presented.
AWEPA’s 25th anniversary function was hosted by Lord Chidgey, AWEPA’s representative in the British parliament on 18 November, the day that the Queen performed the State Opening of Parliament.
Over the past ten years there has been an alarming growth in the incidents of violence against women throughout the world. On "International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women", 25 November 2009, AWEPA calls for action to put an end to the unsafe lives of women.
